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July 31, 2019
Sudan’s military ruler on Tuesday condemned the killing of five schoolchildren at a rally as the United Nations called for an investigation ahead of planned talks between protest leaders and the generals.
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Demonstrators accused feared paramilitaries of theRapid Support Forces, headed by powerful General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, ofshooting dead the five teenagers at a protest against shortages of bread andfuel in the city of Al-Obeid on Monday.
The killings come as protest leaders are due to holdtalks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects ofinstalling civilian rule after the two sides inked a power-sharing deal earlierthis month.
The UN children’s agency UNICEF called on theauthorities “to investigate” the killings and hold the perpetratorsaccountable.